League Teams & Activities

Below is an overview of LWVCC's teams and activities that make the League work.

For more information, see the links or email contacts listed with each team.

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Issues & Advocacy Teams

• Youth Outreach and Civic Engagement (YOCE) Lynda Minor & Rhonda Kirts, Email: yoce.lwvcc@gmail.com. The YOCE team encourages civic engagement by promoting voter registration and voter education to young people in the community. YOCE  has established Student Ambassadors in community  high schools.
  
• Issues & Action Trisha Crowley, Email: tcrowley9491@gmail.com. This is a proposed new team to discuss LWVCC actions on issues. 
• Observer Corps, Trisha Crowley, Email: tcrowley9491@gmail.com. League Observers attend meetings of governmental boards and commissions to learn how government works and advise the LWVCC Board of  issues that may become items for local study and/or action.

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Programs Teams

• Program Team Theresa Michelson. Email: thmichelson@gmail.com, Carol Bosley, Email: carolannbosley@gmail.com.  This team develops a variety of educational programs for members and the public on topics related to public policy and voting resources.  Some of its specific activities are:
  • Keeping It Local – A Champaign County Deep Dive on Issues
    This activity involves developing public educational programs that provide information and discussion about current local issues, with local presenters.  
  • In The Know – Around the League in 30 Minutes, Email: Ann Panthen, apanthen@gmail.com. These are half-hour sessions for members to learn about LWVCC current and future activities.
  • Coffee and Conversation Corrie Proksa, Email: corrieproksa@gmail.com. League members spend an hour with fellow members to enjoy coffee and discussion on various topics.
  • Reading Club Annette Lansford. Email: alansford1713@gmail.com. League members meet 3 times a year to discuss either a book or a few articles on a topic of interest. 

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 Member Support Teams

• Member Services Theresa Michelson. Email: thmichelson@gmail.com, Carol Bosley, Email: carolannbosley@gmail.comMemberServices.LWVCC@gmail.com. This team recruits and retains members through a variety of activities, including new member orientation and periodic social events for members to meet and mingle.  Some of its  specific activities are:
  • Membership Directory Carol Bosley. Publishing  a membership directory mailed to all members annually.
  • Membership Database Carol Bosley.  Maintainimg LWVCC's member records.
  • Volunteers.  Informing members of volunteer opportunities and connecting those volunteers with the respective teams.

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Marketing and Communications Teams

• Marketing & Communications Team Sara Kelley Email: Communications.LWVCC@gmail.com. This activity involves coordinating marketing and communication activities within and across teams. The goal is to produce consistent and compelling messages that advance the League’s mission across Champaign County. This team works with the 4 teams below.
  
• The Voter Newsletter Joan Tousey.  Email: jvtousey@gmail.com. This team produces LWVCC's monthly newsletter, The Voter,  to keep members informed of League activities and opportunities.  It is sent to all members electronically, posted on the LWVCC website and available to community subscribers.
• Social Media Kanittha Fay. Email: kanittha.fay@gmail.com. The Social Media Team uses social media such as Facebook and Instagram to connect with LWVCC members and the community in order to share the LWVCC programs and issues.
• Website/Calendar Linda Bair & Mary Ellen Wuellner. Email: Website.LWVCC@gmail.com and WebCalendar.LWVCC@gmail.com. This team designs and maintains the LWVCC website and public calendar.
• Youtube James Manrique. Email: james.manrique@gmail.com. This team involves using YouTube to display video recordings of many of LWVCC's educational programs.

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Voter Services

• Voter Ready Ann Prisland & Karen Fresco, Email: VoterReady.LWVCC@gmail.com. This team promotes education about voting, elections and voting options in Champaign County. The team holds or collaborates on registration events and offers a Task Force on Misinformation about Elections. They work with the County Clerk’s office to develop and provide accurate voting information via many LWVCC information channels.
• Candidate Forums Trisha Crowley, Email: tcrowley9491@gmail.com.  LWVCC hosts forums prior to elections as a way for community members to learn about candidates and their political platforms. The forums are co-hosted by community organizations and businesses, often NAACP and the News-Gazette. In addition to live events, the forums are video recorded for later access on LWVCC's YouTube site.
• Candidate Guide James Manrique, Email: james.manrique@gmail.com. Prior to each election, the nonpartisan Candidates Guide provides voters detailed online information about candidates in contested races.
• Get Out the Vote (GOTV) Carol Baxter & Beth Martin, Email: marabeth.e.martin@gmail.com. This team is involved in a variety of activities prior to each election, such as distributing informational flyers to community centers or local businesses. Their goal is to encourage voters to go to the polls. 

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League Administration

• Board of Directors Trisha Crowley, Email: tcrowley9491@gmail.com & Ann Panthen, Email: apanthen@gmail.com. The Board is responsible for the legal and financial obligations of LWVCC and provides policy direction  for League projects and programs. Each Board member works directly with one or more teams. New Board members are elected every spring on a rotating schedule
  
• Fundraising Deb Busey. Email: dbusey@comcast.com. This team develops plans for raising additional LWVCC funds, seeks  contacts with donors and sponsorships for projects. It also consults with LWVCC teams involved in fundraising activities.
  
• Technology James Manrique. Email: james.manrique@gmail.com. This team manages or consults on various technological needs of the League including YouTube and MailChimp/Digital editor.
• Archives Ann Panthen. Email: apanthen@gmail.com. Consulting on archive-related needs of LWVCC records and information.